44th British Columbia general election

44th British Columbia general election

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Leader David Eby John Rustad Party New Democratic Conservative Leader since October 21, 2022 March 31, 2023 Leader's seat Vancouver-Point Grey Nechako Lakes Last election 47 seats, 44.86% 44 seats, 43.28% Current seats 47 40   1BC Leader Emily Lowan Dallas Brodie (interim) Party Green OneBC Leader since September 24, 2025 June 9, 2025 Leader's seat None Vancouver-Quilchena Last election 2 seats, 8.24% New party Current seats 2 2
Incumbent Premier David Eby New Democratic

The 44th British Columbia general election will elect members of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 44th Parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Constitution Act requires that the election be held no later than October 21, 2028, but it may be called earlier.

Date of the election

Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on the third Saturday in October of the fourth calendar year after the last election. ^{[1] [2]} The previous election was held in 2024; the next election is therefore scheduled for October 21, 2028. The same section, though, makes the fixed election date subject to the lieutenant governor's prerogative to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as they see fit (in practice, on the advice of the premier or following a vote of non-confidence). ^{[1] [3]}

Background

The 2024 British Columbia general election was held on October 19, 2024. The incumbent New Democratic Party (NDP), led by Premier David Eby, won a narrow majority government, marking their third consecutive term in office. ^[4] The opposition BC United (formerly the BC Liberals) withdrew shortly before the election and endorsed the Conservative Party, led by John Rustad, who went on to form the official opposition. ^[5] The Green Party remained steady with two seats, but leader Sonia Furstenau lost her seat. ^{[a] [6]} On December 13, the NDP and Greens announced a co-operation agreement. ^[7]

On January 28, 2025, Furstenau announced her resignation as Green Party leader. Jeremy Valeriote was named interim leader while the party organized a leadership election for September 2025, which was won by Emily Lowan. ^[8]

Timeline

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Changes in seats held (2024–present)

Seat	Before				Change
	Date	Member	Party	Reason	Date	Member	Party
Vancouver-Quilchena	March 7, 2025	Dallas Brodie	█  Conservative	Removed from caucus			█  Independent
Peace River North	March 7, 2025	Jordan Kealy	█  Conservative	Left caucus			█  Independent
Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream	March 7, 2025	Tara Armstrong	█  Conservative	Left caucus			█  Independent
Vancouver-Quilchena	June 9, 2025	Dallas Brodie	█  Independent	Formed new party			█  OneBC
Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream	June 9, 2025	Tara Armstrong	█  Independent	Formed new party			█  OneBC
Surrey-Cloverdale	September 22, 2025	Elenore Sturko	█  Conservative	Removed from caucus			█  Independent

2025

• January 28: Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau announces her intention to resign. ^[9] West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jeremy Valeriote is appointed as interim leader.
• March 7: Dallas Brodie is removed from the Conservative caucus for comments about residential schools. ^[10] Following this, Jordan Kealy and Tara Armstrong leave the Conservative caucus. ^[11]
• June 9: Dallas Brodie and Tara Armstrong launch a new party called OneBC, with Brodie serving as interim leader and Armstrong the house leader. ^{[12] [13]}
• September 22: Conservative leader John Rustad passes his leadership review with 70.66% support. Elenore Sturko is subsequently removed from the Conservative caucus. ^[14]
• September 24: Emily Lowan wins the 2025 Green Party of British Columbia leadership election. ^[15]

Opinion polling

Overall Polling with a local regression (LOESS) trend line for each party and a monthly average.

Opinion polls
Polling firm	Dates conducted	Source	NDP	Con.	Green	OneBC	Centre	Others	Margin of error	Sample size	Polling method	Lead
	Sep 24, 2025	Emily Lowan is elected leader of the Green Party of British Columbia.
Angus Reid	Aug 28 – Sep 5, 2025	[16]	42%	44%	10%	—	—	4%	3%	811	Online	2%
Mainstreet Research	Jun 23–24, 2025	[17]	41%	44%	7%	—	—	8%	3.2%	943	Smart IVR	3%
	Jun 9, 2025	Independent MLAs Dallas Brodie and Tara Armstrong form OneBC. [18]
Research Co.	Jun 7–9, 2025	[19]	43%	42%	8%	1% [b]	2%	3%	3.5%	803	Online	1%
Leger	May 23–25, 2025	[20]	45%	39%	11%	—	—	5%	3.04%	1,032	Online	6%
Liaison Strategies	May 2–4, 2025	[21]	45%	47%	7%	—	—	2%	3.45%	800	IVR	2%
	Mar 28, 2025	Former MLA Karin Kirkpatrick forms CentreBC.
Research Co.	Mar 3–5, 2025	[22]	44%	42%	11%	—	—	3%	3.5%	802	Online	2%
Pallas Data	Feb 15, 2025	[23]	48.8%	40.7%	7.6%	—	—	2.9%	3.8%	677	IVR	8.1%
Leger	Jan 24–26, 2025	[24]	44%	42%	10%	—	—	4%	3.1%	1,001	Online	2%
2024 general election		Oct 19, 2024	44.9%	43.3%	8.2%	—	—	3.6%	—	2,107,152	Election	1.6%

References

Notes

1. Furstenau was the incumbent MLA for Cowichan Valley but stood in Victoria-Beacon Hill in 2020.
2. Poll asked about a prospective party with independent MLAs Dallas Brodie, Jordan Kealy, and Tara Armstrong. OneBC was announced after this poll was conducted.

Sources

1. Constitution Act, s. 23.
2. Shaw, Rob (October 4, 2017). "NDP changes B.C.'s fixed election date from May to October". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
3. Zussman, Richard (May 26, 2017). "Christy Clark gets 1st chance to govern, but how long can it last?". CBC News .
4. Larsen, Karin (October 28, 2024). "B.C. lieutenant-governor asks NDP Leader David Eby to form government". CBC News . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
5. Dickson, Courtney (November 2, 2024). "From the shadows to the spotlight: Conservative surge shakes up B.C. politics". CBC News . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
6. Kulkarni, Akshay (October 22, 2024). "B.C. Greens mull role of potential kingmaker after tight election". CBC News . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
7. Larsen, Karin (December 13, 2024). "B.C. NDP and B.C. Greens announce co-operation agreement". CBC News . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
8. DeRosa, Katie; Kurjata, Andrew (January 28, 2025). "Sonia Furstenau stepping down as B.C. Green Party leader". CBC News . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
9. Madtha, Rippon (January 28, 2025). "Sonia Furstenau Steps Down as Leader of the BC Greens". BC Green Party. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
10. Kurjata, Andrew (March 7, 2025). "B.C. Conservative leader kicks Dallas Brodie out of caucus for 'mocking' residential school testimony". CBC News . Retrieved March 7, 2025.
11. Kurjata, Andrew (March 7, 2025). "2 MLAs defect from B.C. Conservative Party following Dallas Brodie's ouster". CBC News . Retrieved March 7, 2025.
12. Page, Mark (June 12, 2025). "Former Conservative MLA Dallas Brodie to lead new B.C. political party". Keremos Review. Black Press Media . Retrieved June 12, 2025.
13. Johansen, Nicholas (June 12, 2025). "Kelowna MLA part of new BC political party". Castanet. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
14. Lazenby, Alec (September 22, 2025). "Elenore Sturko booted from B.C. Conservative caucus as John Rustad survives leadership review". Vancouver Sun . Postmedia Network . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
15. https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/breaking-emily-lowan-named-new-leader-of-bc-greens-8271017
16. "Cross-Canada Outlook – Provincial Issues, Politics, and Government Performance: British Columbia". Angus Reid Institute. September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
17. "Mainstreet Research Survey - British Columbia" (PDF). Mainstreet Research. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
18. DeRosa, Katie (June 13, 2025). "2 MLAs form new B.C. political party that courts social conservatives". CBC News. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
19. Canseco, Mario (June 16, 2025). "Little Change in British Columbia Politics, Even With New Parties". Research Co. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
20. "Government of British Columbia Report Card: June 2025" (PDF). Leger. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
21. "BC: Conservatives Lead NDP, 47% to 45%". Liaison Strategies. May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
22. "British Columbia's Political Scene Remains Closely Contested". Research Co. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
23. "British Columbia Provincial Voting Intentions" (PDF). Pallas Data. February 18, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
24. "Government of British Columbia Report Card January 2025" (PDF). Leger. Leger. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.

External links

• Elections BC